In a recent article, Forbes covers ten California cities making their community more efficient and their bills more affordable through streetlight upgrades:
- Brisbane completed two streetlighting upgrade projects, saving the City nearly $20,000 each year in energy costs;
- Carpinteria replaced 199 high-pressure sodium fixtures with LEDs, saving $11,600 annually on its energy bills;
- In San Bernardino, Needles replaced 30 high-pressure sodium lamps, saving $1,892 annually;
- Foster City replaced 260 high-pressure sodium lights with LEDs, realizing $17,600 in avoided energy costs, and also $1,900 in avoided maintenance costs annually;
To learn what other California cities are saving energy, time and money through streetlight conversions, read the full article here.